mamista.net -> linux stuff -> bank web sites

This is a reference for the compatibility of financial institutions banking and trading web sites with particular Linux distros and browsers (I would also be happy to include other "Free Software" / "Open Source" operating systems). If you have any information to add, please send me an email with following info:
  1. name of institution
  2. where the institution operates
  3. URL of banking/trading website
  4. does the site use java/javascript/cookies etc.etc.?
  5. which combinations of distro & browser (version #s too) have you tried and did they work?
Note for Mozilla users: If you are having trouble accessing secure sites, make sure you have mozilla-psm installed.

Note: most sites use 128bit SSL and cookies to provide a level of security requisite with the sensitivity of the information being sent to/from your browser. Therefore, it seems that the primary problems that we need to be concerned about are the use of frames, Java and/or Javascript which may not be platform or browser agnostic. In isolated cases, some of the HTML is also of a concern, with pages not rendering correctly in all browsers.

Disclaimer: This site reports user experiences as relayed to the author. There is no attempt to verify the information, so if you have first hand experience to confirm or refute any of the information here please send it to me.

Colour Coding  
  Yes
  No
  User agent change is required
  Conflicting experiences
  Partially

Needs: C = Cookies; F = Flash; J = Java; JS = Javascript.

Currently information is available on:
Follow Link For Details Needs Galeon Konqueror 2 Konqueror 3 Mozilla pre 1.0 Mozilla 1.x Netscape 4 Netscape 6/7 Opera 5 Opera 6
Adelaide Bank J                  
AMP Credit Union                    
ASB Bank C, JS                  
ANZ C, JS                  
Australian National Credit Union C, JS                  
Bank of Melbourne   See Westpac
Bank of New Zealand JS                  
BankDirect C, F, JS                  
BankSA   See St George
BankWest JS                  
Bendigo Bank C, JS                  
Challenge Bank   See Westpac
Commonwealth Bank C                  
Commonwealth Securities C, JS                  
CPS Credit Union                    
HSBC ?                  
ING Direct C, JS                  
Members Australia Credit Union ?                  
National Australia Bank C, JS                  
National Bank NZ ?                  
Newcastle Permanent BS ?                  
Savings & Loans Credit Union C, JS                  
St George J                  
Suncorp Metway C, JS                  
Westpac C, JS                  
Westpac Broking C, JS                  
WestpacTrust C, JS                  
Wizard Home Loans JS                  
Follow Link For Details Needs Galeon Konqueror 2 Konqueror 3 Mozilla pre 1.0 Mozilla 1.x Netscape 4 Netscape 6/7 Opera 5 Opera 6

Idea for this table unashamedly nicked from this great site also about banks and browsers.

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Insitution: Adelaide Bank
Location: South Australia
URL:
www.adelaidebank.com.au
Non-html: Java
Tested:
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Insitution: AMP Credit Union
Location: Australia
URL:
www.ampcu.com.au
Non-html:
Tested:
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Insitution: ASB Bank
Location: New Zealand
URL:
fnc.asbbank.co.nz
Non-html: Cookies, Javascript
Tested:
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Insitution: ANZ
Location: Australia, New Zealand
URL:
www.anz.com
Non-html: Javascript, Cookies
Tested:
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Insitution: Australian National Credit Union
Location: Australia
URL:
www.australiancu.com
Non-html: Javascript, Cookies(?)
Tested:
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Insitution: Bank of New Zealand
Location: Australia, New Zealand
URL:
www.bnz.co.nz
Non-html: Javascript
Tested:
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Insitution: BankDirect
Location: New Zealand
URL:
www.bankdirect.co.nz
Non-html: Cookies, Flash, Javascript
Tested:
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Insitution: BankWest
Location: Australia
URL:
www.bankwest.com.au
Non-html: Javascript
Tested:
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Insitution: Bendigo Bank
Location: Australia
URL:
www.bendigobank.com.au
Non-html: Cookies, Javascript
Tested:
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Insitution: Commonwealth Bank
Location: Australia
URL:
www.netbank.commbank.com.au
Non-html: (java ad banner. java not required to use the site)
Tested:
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Insitution: Commonwealth Securities
Location: Australia
URL:
www.comsec.com.au
Non-html: Cookies, Javascript
Tested:
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Insitution: CPS Credit Union
Location: South Australia
URL:
www.cpscu.com.au
Non-html: Javascript, Cookies(?)
Tested:
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Insitution: CPS Credit Union
Location: South Australia
URL:
www.cpscu.com.au
Non-html: Javascript, Cookies(?)
Tested:
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Insitution: CPS Credit Union
Location: South Australia
URL:
www.cpscu.com.au
Non-html: Javascript, Cookies(?)
Tested:
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Insitution: CPS Credit Union
Location: South Australia
URL:
www.cpscu.com.au
Non-html: Javascript, Cookies(?)
Tested:
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Insitution: HSBC
Location: Australia, New Zealand
URL:
www.ebank.hsbc.com.au/Logon.htm
Non-html:
Tested:
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Insitution: ING Direct
Location: Australia
URL:
www.ingdirect.com.au
Non-html: Javascript, Cookies
Tested:
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Insitution: Members Australia Credit Union
Location: NSW & Victoria
URL:
www.macu.com.au
Non-html: ?
Tested:
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Insitution: National Australia Bank
Location: Australia
URL:
www.national.com.au
Non-html: Javascript, Java
Tested:
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Insitution: National Bank, New Zealand
Location: New Zealand
URL:
www.nbnz.co.nz
Non-html: ?
Tested:
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Insitution: Newcastle Permanent Building Society
Location: Newcastle, Hunter Region and Sydney, New South Wales
URL:
www.newcastlepermanent.com.au
Non-html: Java
Tested:
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Insitution: Savings & Loans Credit Union
Location: South Australia
URL:
www.savingsloans.com.au
Non-html: Javascript, Cookies(?)
Tested:
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Insitution: St George (including BankSA)
Location: Australia
URL:
www.stgeorge.com.au
URL: www.banksa.com.au
Non-html: Java
Tested:
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Insitution: Suncorp Metway
Location: Australia
URL:
www.suncorpmetway.com.au
Non-html: Javascript, Cookies
Tested:
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Insitution: Westpac (including Bank of Melbourne and Challenge Bank)
Location: Australia
URL:
olb.westpac.com.au
Non-html: Javascript(some functions only), Cookies
Tested:
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Insitution: Westpac Broking
Location: Australia
URL:
broking.westpac.com.au
Non-html: Javascript, Cookies
Tested:
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Insitution: WestpacTrust
Location: New Zealand
URL:
www.westpactrust.co.nz
Non-html: Javascript, Cookies
Tested:
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Insitution: Wizard Home Loans
Location: Australia
URL:
www.ewizard.com.au
Non-html: Javascript
Tested:
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Marty
Thu Jun 26 15:19:54 EST 2003